TED WYMAN, QMI Agency

When Teemu Selanne scored with 6.4 seconds left in regulation time of Wednesday night’s game against the Dallas Stars to force overtime, the Finnish Flash set an obscure but impressive record.

It was the fourth time this season Selanne has scored in the final three minutes of a game to force overtime and that has never happened before, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Selanne’s Anaheim Ducks entered play Thursday night in eighth place in the Western Conference, barely clinging to a playoff spot, but at least one point ahead of the Stars, who would have been two points ahead had the former Winnipeg Jets star not provided his heroics.

Whether Selanne’s clutch play is enough to get the Ducks into the playoffs remains to be seen, but there’s no arguing he’s having one of the best seasons ever for a player his age.

At 40, Selanne is 14th in the NHL in scoring with 23 goals and 68 points and is producing in a way only a handful of 40-year-olds have in league history.

Only Gordie Howe (103 points in 1968-69), Johnny Bucyk (83 points in 1975-76) and Alex Delvecchio (71 points in 1972-73) have scored more points at age 40 than Selanne has this season.

Selanne, who set an NHL rookie record for goals (76) and points (132) with the Winnipeg Jets in 1992-93, has talked about retirement in recent years but appears to be skating as well as ever.

“He hasn’t lost a step and his skating ability is the key to getting in these scoring areas,” Anaheim teammate Jarkko Ruutu told ESPN.com.

Selanne has always suggested he will keep playing as long as he’s having fun and it would be hard to imagine he’s having anything but good times this season.

“That’s the only reason I’m still around,” he told ESPN.com.

In fact, Ducks coach Randy Carlyle, who played with Selanne when he started out with the Jets, says the veteran winger looks like he could play another 10 years.

“I don’t think there’s anything holding him back,” Carlyle told ESPN.com. “As long as he can stay healthy and feel strong in his abilities to continue to make a contribution.”

Winnipeg fans hoping to see an NHL team return here would dearly love to get a chance to see the Finnish Flash on the ice at least one more time.

Hoping to see him in a Jets jersey would be putting the cart way before the horse.

But hey, fans can dream can’t they.

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